Grand Rounds Schedule

Locations:
GW Hospital Auditorium, Wiener Conference Room, and Online (via Zoom)

**Please note: Only Case Conferences will be held in the Wiener Conference Room

GW Hospital Auditorium Address:
900 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037

Wiener Conference Room Address:
2120 L Street NW Suite 600 Washington DC, 20037

Day of Week & Time:
Thursdays from 10:30am-12:00pm

Meeting ID: 940 9020 9134
Passcode: 327411

Spring 2026

Date & Location	Presenter(s)	Title of Presentation
January 15th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Antonio N. Puente, PhD, ABPP Chief Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine George Washington University Stephanie Kielb, PhD Assistant Professor Clinical Neuropsychologist Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health	Case Review Conference
January 22nd, 2026	No Grand Rounds	No Grand Rounds
January 29th, 2026 Location: Wiener Conference Room	Justin Sevier, MD PGY-III Resident of Psychiatry GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health	Case Conference
February 5th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Robin Toler, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center-GW Health GW SMHS	Case Review Conference
February 12th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Robert W. Buchanan, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry Maryland Psychiatric Research Center Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine	The Role of the Kynurenine Pathway in the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia
February 19th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Andrew Matz Medical Director, GWUH Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health GW SMHS	Case Review Conference
February 26th, 2026 Location: Wiener Conference Room	Amari Carter, MD PGY-III Resident of Psychiatry GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health	Case Conference
March 5th, 2026 Location: Wiener Conference Room	Ramsin Yadgar, MD PGY-III Resident of Psychiatry GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health	Case Conference
March 12th, 2026 Location: Wiener Conference Room	Yuto Tobin-Miyaji, MD PGY-III Resident of Psychiatry GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health	Case Conference
March 19th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Benedicto Borja, MD Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health	Case Review Conference
March 26th, 2026 Location: Wiener Conference Room	John Clark, MD PGY-III Resident of Psychiatry GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health	Case Conference
April 2nd, 2026 Location: Wiener Conference Room	Gary Hovsepian, MD PGY-III Resident of Psychiatry GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health	Case Conference
April 9th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Michael Thase, MD	Stuart Sotsky MD MPH Endowed Lecture in Mood Disorders TBD
April 16th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Neal D. Barnard, MD, RES `84, FACC Adjunct Professor of Medicine GW SMHS President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine	Seymour Perlin, MD Centennial Celebration Lecture Nutrition, Cognitive Health, and Mood Disorders
April 23rd, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Xin Lyu, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health GW SMHS	Psychotherapy for Functional Neurological Disorder: A Mechanism-informed, evidence- based
April 30th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Harold Pincus, MD, RES ‘79 Professor and Vice Chair Department of Psychiatry Co-Director, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Senior Scientist, RAND Corporation	Seymour Perlin, MD Centennial Celebration Lecture Behavioral Health Integration: the Case for PACE
May 7th, 2026 Location: Wiener Conference Room	Benjamin McMahon, MD PGY-III Resident of Psychiatry GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health	Case Conference
May 14th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD Professor & Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs Director of Medical Student Education	Case Review Conference
May 21st, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	David Joseph, MD Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health GW SMHS	Daniel S. Prager Lecture in Psychoanalysis Our profession is being depersonalized and we are all complicit
May 28th, 2026	Residents' Retreat	No Grand Rounds
June 4th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Russell Toomey, Ph.D. University Distinguished Scholar Professor, Human Development and Family Science Norton School of Human Ecology The University of Arizona	Seymour Perlin, MD Endowed Lecture in Suicidology Risk and Thriving: Understanding Suicidality among Trans and Nonbinary Youth
June 11th, 2026 Location: GW Hospital Auditorium	Constance E. Dunlap, MD, DLFAPA, FACPsych Clinical Professor GW Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health	Seymour Perlin, MD Centennial Celebration Lecture The Perlin Legacy: Why Psychoanalytically-Informed Residency Training Still Matters in the 21st Century

Accreditation

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing education for physicians. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this continuing medical education activity for 1.5 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physicians' Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

CME certificates will not be issued on an activity-by-activity basis. However, a transcript of CME credits earned through GW grand rounds may be requested from the Office of Continuing Education in the Health Professions by calling 202-994-4285.